Burnout and psychological distress amongst Australian healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

OBJECTIVE: To examine psychological distress in healthcare workers (HCWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic in April–May 2020. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey examining demographic, employment and mental health characteristics of HCWs in a large metropolitan hospital in Australia. RESULTS: HCWs showed...

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Autores principales: Dobson, Hannah, Malpas, Charles B, Burrell, Aidan JC, Gurvich, Caroline, Chen, Leo, Kulkarni, Jayashri, Winton-Brown, Toby
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2020
Materias:
COVID-19 pandemic
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7554409/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33043677
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856220965045
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To examine psychological distress in healthcare workers (HCWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic in April–May 2020. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey examining demographic, employment and mental health characteristics of HCWs in a large metropolitan hospital in Australia. RESULTS: HCWs showed significant symptoms of moderate-severe level depression (21%), anxiety (20%) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; 29%), associated with burnout, prior psychiatric history, profession and resilience. CONCLUSION: Despite low levels of COVID contact, moderate to high levels of psychological distress were reported. Continued monitoring and support for HCWs’ mental well-being is warranted as the COVID-19 pandemic develops.

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